The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-02-10
Fargo, Feb, 1st, 1887.

blnatlOnS, which; as the readers OF the
Pioneer have doubtless learned, is the
new name for Bismarck, where, when
I get there, I will jot down such i'm.
ptessions as may interest and perhaps
instruct.
The incidents Of a. trip from Botti.
neau to Fargo and St. Paul are gen.
crafty unnoticeable, but I call to mind
q few which occurred after / left, that
are worthy of mention.
The first was at Rugby where after
discussing one of Atkinson's substan-
tiaF suppers I "turned in". I had
congratulated myself that I was going
to have Atkinson's best bed in his
"bridal chamber" all to myself, (for it
is a we'll known fact that for many
years l have been accustomed to sleep
hat way) but, as the old saying is,
MAN proposes, and God disposes"
and it turned out that I was to have
d bed fellow that night, but he was a
holy man Of God though and that is
a comforting reflection. My com.
panion' entertained me highly On: the
subject Of Philosophy and when the
kind and obliging agent, Mr.. w. J..
Smith seait rie; word at II p: m. that
there way a Glance to get to the Lake
On: a freight train l was 10th to leave
my t~heosophic friend, but did.
Ftook the train and arrived at the
Lake at 4 q. :m:., only to find that that
which I most desired-a bed-could
not be had; the hotels were full.
On the train from the Lake to Far.
60 were several old timers Judge
Palmer now Of Sioux Falls, MI. A.
B.'Allen now travelling for the Pho
neer Press aid Editor Murphy who
joined us at Grand Forks.
Judge Palmer entertained us' with
some of the true inwardness of Old
Devils Lake City, famed IN 1888,
because of the astounding secrets that
Major Benham loved to impart to
tender hearted tenderfeet. Politics of
course were mixed up with the remi-
niscences, and Oh the question Of the
division Of the territory, it is d pleas;
ure to relate the fact hat Judge
Palmer, level headed,,' conscientious,
pains-taking, patriotic, considering
ttAstt-1h1e5' i il a Republican, is not in sym
pathy with that spirit ~ofsesession; that
animates the ordinary politician, Of
South Dakota, who would, steal the
precious diadem of Dakota's imperial
and coronal majesty from the shelf
and put it in his pocket. He is against
division and expressed his opinion based
upoa the sentiments of those with
whom he came in contact, that if the
question were left to the people Of d.
kota, they too would decide in favor
Of admission as a whole. So mote it
be. ~
The Judge left for Bismarck to at
tend.a session Of the Supreme Court
there this week. -.
Mr. Plaindealer Murphy, and my.
self made a tour Of inspection Of Far
COS latest wonder, the. 5 story build.
ing of the Pioneer Press Of the far
N rth-west-we ell and generally known
as the Argus. The but:enseambk is
a thing, Of beauty and to its. ponder
GUS and prosperous proprietor, will
prove a J o si fppreyer.
Arriving It 81. Palas saturday morn
! proceeded to d. UP what was
left. of tte glaceous~ p'alatial carnival.
I know whaAt. It is to tobogltow. It
is q shoot and a scoot, dawn y preeip.
it e incline with q soft Of . hlmpty,
dumpty huddle. Il til; ,you,1 boys,
nothing like it, under certain
circumstances,
St. Paul il q gay city With it's arch.
ss and is festoonss,- its rare, colored
and is general joviality.
While there I had an interview
With Nj. G. #. Warren, the General
'aaassenger Agent Of the St. Papland
1qqnitoba Railway, and Of the COM.
'letion Of the road to Bottineau and